NHS BOSS SIR SIMON STEVENS TO STEP DOWN
Sir Simon Stevens is to step down as the head of NHS England and become a peer, the UK government has announced. After seven years in the role, Sir Stevens will leave on 31 July having overseen the COVID-19 vaccination rollout to all adults.
Sir Stevens has previously been vocal about the greater need for the NHS to invest in technology and diagnostics and has encouraged the use of AI and machine learning within the NHS. In December 2020, Sir Simon confirmed 11 more parts of the country will be formally designated integrated care systems (ICS), servicing a combined population of 14.5 million people.
A HOSPITAL trust is estimated to have lost millions of pounds due to thousands of missed appointments through the pandemic, figures show. More than £5 million is calculated to have been wasted due to the missed appointments at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust. NHS Digital data shows that in the 11 months from April last year, there were 32,295 outpatient appointments which people did not show up for. It means out of 514,955 booked sessions, 6% were unattended. And with the average outpatient appointment costing £160 – as estimated by several NHS trusts – the no-shows may have cost Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust around £5.2 million.
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